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Lightman

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Classics of Knowledge
« on: April 01, 2015, 03:18:25 am »
As usual, the DF dev logs are entertaining and interesting!  I'm really looking forward to libraries, the master-student framework, shared knowledge, poetry, etc. :)

We're told that In Pursuit of the Negation is "about proof by contradiction"... does the game elaborate on that? What about the other titles?

  • Injuries for Everyone
  • The Secret of the Path of the Moon
  • Do We Understand the Year?
  • Dissection: Before and After
  • Life with the Lever
  • Foraging Behavior for Students
  • Unusual Adhesives

Did anyone else see that list and want to know more about the books and the knowledge contained in them?

I'm curious what level of detail the game has for them, even if it's a simple phrase or one-line description of the contents / subject matter.
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2015, 04:54:08 am »
Yes. Just because df tends to be highy detailed, along with random names. Unusual adhesives will either be the randomly genetated name of the Lannister household, or it will feature stories of the virtues of FB secretions.
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2015, 08:21:51 am »
I REALLY hope "Injuries for Everyone" is a medical text.
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2015, 03:38:43 pm »
Quote from: NJW2000 on April 01, 2015, 08:21:51 am
I REALLY hope "Injuries for Everyone" is a medical text.

It could be a Hammerdwarf's handbook... or a biography (if that exists in the game).
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2015, 05:02:01 pm »
"Life with the Lever", on the other hand, is probably a biography of a bored dwarf :)
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2015, 05:23:17 pm »
Quote from: Inarius on April 01, 2015, 05:02:01 pm
"Life with the Lever", on the other hand, is probably a biography of a bored dwarf :)
Or from a Gremlin
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2015, 06:14:28 pm »
Quote from: Inarius on April 01, 2015, 05:02:01 pm
"Life with the Lever", on the other hand, is probably a biography of a bored dwarf :)

Hehe... yeah, that would probably be a boring biography. It might be an in-depth manual about mechanics ;)
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2015, 10:57:32 am »
When I read it, I assumed they were:

  • Injuries for Everyone - Manual of first aid
  • The Secret of the Path of the Moon - Book on lunar cycles
  • Do We Understand the Year? - Possibly a treatise on the movement of the world relative to the sun, framed in the context of seasons
  • Dissection: Before and After - Book aimed at naturalists, concerning techniques for and discoveries stemming from dissection.
  • Life with the Lever: Technical manual on mechanics
  • Foraging Behavior for Students - A book containing foundational or otherwise basic information on either the foraging strategies of various animals, or proper identification and collection of wild plants.
  • Unusual Adhesives - I dunno about this one.
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2015, 11:32:53 am »
Quote from: Baffler on April 02, 2015, 10:57:32 am
  • Unusual Adhesives - I dunno about this one.

"Adhesive" means "sticky substance". Maybe it is about the creation of actual glue out of unusual materials (like horns of specific creatures, minerals etc). Or it could be about philosophy: The bonds that "glue" entities/family members/etc in unusual situations/places together.
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2015, 11:51:26 am »
Baffler: You couldn't be more wrong.
The obvious answers are:

    Injuries for Everyone - Biography of player-created adventurer
    The Secret of the Path of the Moon - Book on successfully integrating the werebeast community
    Do We Understand the Year? - Looking back at that time a giant monster made of waste attacked and we stopped it by leaving soap in our doors
    Dissection: Before and After - Book aimed at survivors of victorious elf seiges and their relatives
    Life with the Lever: Book about being trapped under seiges for really long times, and what cannibalistic measures are acceptable to prevent people trying to leave.
    Foraging Behavior for Students - A book containing foundational or otherwise basic information on what to do when a useless student goes to a poor but working fort and is made to find food for themselves.
    Unusual Adhesives - Very few adhesives are usual. Probably a guide to dwarven cooking.
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2015, 12:36:33 am »
I had something in mind more along the lines of:

Injuries for Everyone - Goblin Philosophy
The Secret of the Path of the Moon - The Biology of Estrus
Do We Understand the Year? - A lengthy overview of various calender systems and why all of them are horribly wrong except the Dwarven one.
Dissection: Before and After - An object lesson about why dragging forbidden beast corpses and letting loose their various juices is a Bad Idea.
Life with the Lever - A history on the development of everyone's favorite simple machine. Forty illustrations.
Foraging Behavior for Students - How to make ends neat on the meager wages of a student.
Unusual Adhesives - The sequel to Dissection: Before and After
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2015, 03:58:59 am »
Quote from: Veylon on April 06, 2015, 12:36:33 am
Unusual Adhesives - The sequel to Dissection: Before and After

I love this one :)
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2015, 07:54:33 am »
Tbh then it should just be called Dissection: Before and During
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2015, 06:37:25 pm »
The fact that the titles are suggestive AND ambiguous make them much more interesting.
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Re: Classics of Knowledge
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2015, 06:53:59 pm »
 They are all obviously, a collection of dwarven erotica
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